climax
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This wildly volatile session could mark a buying climax that often signals exhaustion.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
With 90 minutes all that stands between them and a second successive appearance in the final, the climax to another glorious season could be unfolding.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
In the original, from 1934, Hitchcock united a cantata by one of his favorite composers, Arthur Benjamin, with the climax of a kidnap-assassination plot in a dramatic blending of action and music.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
History suggests that investors shouldn’t worry that a long winning streak could signal a buying climax at the end of a bull market.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
News of Booth’s death traveled across the nation by telegraph, and newspapers rushed to print stories filled with the details of the manhunt’s climax at Garrett’s farm.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing climax
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Rhetoric
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